Fundraising is how we fund the Troop's yearly expenses. Things like the electric bill, maintenance, and patches from the scout shop are things that we have to have. We realize that many of you are involved in other activities as well, with their own funding needs. To make our fundraising the best experience possible we have added some incentives and the Old North State Council has added some as well. Please read the details below on the incentives and how your scout can learn and grow through fundraising.
Individual Scout Accounts

Those of you who came from Pack 65 in the last few years know that we instituted Scout Accounts to encourage fundraising to help pay for your scouting expenses. Nationally, units using this method have traditionally had stronger programs with less turnover of youth. Pack 65 can attest to those results, being the highest sellers in the Alamance District last year!
Our unit will get 30% of our total popcorn sales as profit. The Pack gives 10% back to the scout in their account. We are going to do the same thing for this year's sale to see how it goes. If our fundraising is as successful as I hope it will be then we will up that amount next year. We are not asking for you to sell a minimum amount of product, but the more you sell the less out of pocket expenses you will have to cover!
There are many benefits to using Scout Accounts:
Our unit will get 30% of our total popcorn sales as profit. The Pack gives 10% back to the scout in their account. We are going to do the same thing for this year's sale to see how it goes. If our fundraising is as successful as I hope it will be then we will up that amount next year. We are not asking for you to sell a minimum amount of product, but the more you sell the less out of pocket expenses you will have to cover!
There are many benefits to using Scout Accounts:
- Scouts learn self-reliance - success comes from from your own hard work, not from taking from others.
- Scouts learn to plan for financial goals such as summer camp, trips, equipment, and uniforms.
- Scouts learn life skills of personal management through life experiences not lectures.
- A Scout is more likely to attend if he paid for the event through his own work.
- A Scout is more likely to stay in Scouts if he has earned the funds he needs for the activities he wants to do.
Weekly Top Seller Prizes

At each Troop meeting our popcorn chair is rewarding the scout who has the most sales so far. These rewards are usually something the boys love - bubble gum and sweets!
Overall Top Seller Prize - Jetboil Flash Cooking System or $75 in Scout Account!

On top of the rewards you will earn from Trails-End, Troop 65 will reward our top popcorn salesman with a Jetboil stove. Perfect for backpacking, it can heat water to a boil in under 3 minutes!
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$75.00 credit in your Scout Account to go towards dues, equipment, camps, etc...
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$75.00 credit in your Scout Account to go towards dues, equipment, camps, etc...
Win an iPad or $500 Gift Card!
All Scouts that fill up an order form will be entered in a drawing for their choice of one of the following great prizes: · an Ipad · a $500 VISA Gift Card · a free week at Boy Scout Summer Resident Camp at Cherokee Scout Reservation AND a $100 VISA Gift Card Once a Scout fills up an order sheet, they need to have a leader or parent bring it to the Scout office along with the Official Entry Form on the flyer they received in the mail. ALL ENTRIES MUST BE RECEIVED BY NOVEMBER 9TH. |